Oakridge 864 Aqueduct Block Henk Vineyard Pinot Noir 2022
- 97
- $95
- Drink by: 2023-2035
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An exquisite Yarra Valley Pinot Noir from a very good season. The low cropping levels have produced fruit of intense concentration which winemaker David Bicknell has brilliantly harnessed and coaxed into a Pinot of elegance and supreme refinement. The aromas of light cherry with a backdrop of subtle turned earth and truffle-like characters are immediately captivating. Then the palate delivers with a smooth effortless silkiness that seems to follow the Pinot Noir playbook for structure and expression. A nice cut of fine acid and that well managed oak sit comfortably within the velvety palate profile. Exceptional wine.
Ray Jordan has been writing about wine for more than 40 years. His first articles were published in the early issues of national wine magazine Winestate in the late 1970s when he worked in Sydney as a newspaper correspondent. From 1989 Ray wrote more than 3000 columns as a regular newspaper wine columnist. He currently writes a regular column for the special business publication Business News and is one of the main contributors to national wine platform Wine Pilot. In 2017 Ray co-authored The Way it Was – A History of The Early Days of the Margaret River Wine Industry and previously wrote Wine in the Blood: Australia’s Family Wine Estates, published in Mandarin and English. In 2011 Ray was awarded WA Wine Press Club Jack Mann Memorial Medal for his contribution to the WA wine industry. His love of wine is as strong as his love of the blues and tasting the thousands of wines that cross his bench each year allows him to indulge in both.
